So you want to learn to travel alone. Yay for you! My Solo Travel Guide will help you get wherever you want to go. You’ve already done the hard part–deciding to take the leap. Fair warning: Once you’ve traveled...
Travel Medical Insurance: 5 Things You Must Know
Medical insurance for travelers is important. Nay, essential. Coverage and cost depend on several factors, but to steal that credit card company’s slogan, “Don’t leave home without it.” No one wants or expects to get sick on a trip....
Trip Cancellation Insurance: What’s Covered? What’s NOT?
What exactly is trip cancellation insurance–and what’s covered when your travel plans won’t happen? Maybe more specifically, what’s NOT covered? Buying travel insurance is almost always a good idea. You’ve spent money–and time–on your trip and want to protect...
Solo Travel Statistics: Are You Ready to Join the Numbers?
The latest solo travel statistics paint a clear picture: It’s a skyrocketing trend! Booking.com (one of Pauline Frommer‘s favorite budget websites) just released a survey of 20,500 global travelers. These are folks who know a thing or two about...
Talk to Strangers? Absolutely! Everywhere We Go!
“Never talk to strangers.” We all heard that from our mothers. Then we probably cautioned our own children to do the same. For many of us, it morphed into a lifelong habit. Sadly, our fear of Stranger Danger is keeping...
Mornings in NOLA: Watching New Orleans Wake Up
Not everyone who goes to New Orleans wakes up with a hangover. That can be a very good thing, especially if you like to observe how a city works. Mornings in NOLA are worth getting up for. Despite its...
Travel Journal Ideas: 25 Writing Prompts to Capture Your Memories
A travel journal may be the best souvenir you bring home. Long after the t-shirt has faded and the mug has migrated to the back of the cabinet, a sit-down with your journal brings back images and memories. Keeping...
Best Road Trip Apps: More Fun and Less Frustration
Forget those bulky paper maps that can’t be refolded. Road trip apps are here! Growing up, I remember my mother, finger on a big map, directing my dad as they attempted to get to a new place. Twenty years...
Huntsville, Alabama: See the Rockets…and MORE!
Sure, go to Huntsville, Alabama for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Everyone does, for good reason. It’s a fabulous museum, showing off Huntsville as the birthplace of America’s space program. SO much cooler than being the “Watercress Capital...
Cool–and Important–Things to Know about Your Passport
Got your passport? Good for you! Although the number is growing–latest estimates say that 42% of Americans have a passport–it still means that 58% have never left the country. Compare to the U.K., where 76% have a passport. In...